McGeady: We can’t blame ref

AIDEN McGEADY refused to blame referee Steve Conroy for Celtic’s failure to reduce Rangers’ seven-point lead at the top of the SPL, as the Old Firm derby finished 1-1 at Parkhead.

Conroy, officiating in his first game between the Glasgow giants, chalked off a first-half goal from Marc-Antoine Fortune when it looked like he had fairly won an aerial challenge with Rangers goalkeeper Allan McGregor.

The official was also lenient towards Kyle Lafferty when he only showed the Rangers striker a yellow card for a late challenge on Andreas Hinkel.